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PBS's signature (and multi-award-winning) natural-history series uses gifted wildlife documentarians and stunning photography to reveal what its first host, Donald Johanson, called `the magic and mystery of the fascinating natural world.' The series has ga (more…)PBS's signature (and multi-award-winning) natural-history series uses gifted wildlife documentarians and stunning photography to reveal what its first host, Donald Johanson, called `the magic and mystery of the fascinating natural world.' The series has garnered numerous prizes, including the Sierra Club Award; and both an Emmy and a Peabody in 1987 for `A Season in the Sun,' a memorable portrait of East Africa by Alan and Joan Root. Its first show was the lyrical `Flight of the Condor.'

Part 1 of 3. Wildlife filmmaker David Attenborough revisits key places and events in his 60-year career. In Borneo, he muses about filming on a pile of guano in a bat cave and how to catch a Komodo dragon. He also reflects on how technological breakthrough (more…)Part 1 of 3. Wildlife filmmaker David Attenborough revisits key places and events in his 60-year career. In Borneo, he muses about filming on a pile of guano in a bat cave and how to catch a Komodo dragon. He also reflects on how technological breakthroughs have increased the understanding of the natural world, including advancements in underwater photography, the invention of the infrared film camera, remote-control cameras, time-lapse photography and digital slow-motion cameras.

Part 1 of 3. Wildlife filmmaker David Attenborough revisits key places and events in his 60-year career. In Borneo, he muses about filming on a pile of guano in a bat cave and how to catch a Komodo dragon. He also reflects on how technological breakthrough (more…)Part 1 of 3. Wildlife filmmaker David Attenborough revisits key places and events in his 60-year career. In Borneo, he muses about filming on a pile of guano in a bat cave and how to catch a Komodo dragon. He also reflects on how technological breakthroughs have increased the understanding of the natural world, including advancements in underwater photography, the invention of the infrared film camera, remote-control cameras, time-lapse photography and digital slow-motion cameras.

Part 2 of 3. David Attenborough recalls the scientists and the breakthroughs that helped shape his career. Included: Austrian scientist Konrad Lorenz, who deduced that goslings would think he was their mother if he was the first thing they saw when they ha (more…)Part 2 of 3. David Attenborough recalls the scientists and the breakthroughs that helped shape his career. Included: Austrian scientist Konrad Lorenz, who deduced that goslings would think he was their mother if he was the first thing they saw when they hatched. Attenborough also shares his attempts to make science exciting for viewers, such as standing near an erupting volcano while explaining continental drift, and travels to New Guinea in search of the elusive bird of paradise.